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[Paul Saver]

 

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Was there last month....

 

[DubiousDan]

 

[V-Tach]

My Son took these photos of the USS Kingsville this morning from their patrol boat.................

United States
General characteristics
Name	Kingsville
Namesake	Kingsville
Awarded	14 December 2018[3]
Builder	Austal USA
Laid down	23 February 2022[4]
Launched	23 March 2023[1]
Sponsored by	Katherine L. Kline
Christened	22 April 2023[5]
Acquired	1 March 2024[2]
Commissioned	24 August 2024
Identification	Hull number: LCS-36
Status	On trials
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Class and type	Independence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement	2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight
Length	127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam	31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft	14 ft (4.27 m)
Propulsion	2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed	40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range	4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity	210 tonnes
Complement	40 core crew (8 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew
Sensors and processing systems	Sea Giraffe 3D Surface/Air RADAR Bridgemaster-E Navigational RADAR AN/KAX-2 EO/IR sensor for GFC
Electronic warfare & decoys	EDO ES-3601 ESM 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament	BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun 4× .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns (2 aft, 2 forward) Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher Mission modules
Aircraft carried	2× MH-60R/S Seahawks

 

[TNHoosier]

I have driven by Dennis Beard's Top 40 Ranch in Pecan Grove many times when I lived in Rosenberg.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

My Son took these photos of the USS Kingsville this morning from their patrol boat.................



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United States
General characteristics
Name	Kingsville
Namesake	Kingsville
Awarded	14 December 2018[3]
Builder	Austal USA
Laid down	23 February 2022[4]
Launched	23 March 2023[1]
Sponsored by	Katherine L. Kline
Christened	22 April 2023[5]
Acquired	1 March 2024[2]
Commissioned	24 August 2024
Identification	Hull number: LCS-36
Status	On trials
Badge
Class and type	Independence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement	2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight
Length	127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam	31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft	14 ft (4.27 m)
Propulsion	2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed	40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range	4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity	210 tonnes
Complement	40 core crew (8 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew
Sensors and processing systems	Sea Giraffe 3D Surface/Air RADAR Bridgemaster-E Navigational RADAR AN/KAX-2 EO/IR sensor for GFC
Electronic warfare & decoys	EDO ES-3601 ESM 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament	BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun 4× .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns (2 aft, 2 forward) Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher Mission modules
Aircraft carried	2× MH-60R/S Seahawks

Awesome!

First I've heard of it.

 

[Paul Saver]

I have driven by Dennis Beard's Top 40 Ranch in Pecan Grove many times when I lived in Rosenberg.

U mean Frank Beard.

 

[Paul Saver]

 

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